The Mansion of E :: Part Six: On My Way to Town
N.B.: I was in two minds whether to display the Smyt special-occasion scenes in with the main story as well as on their own page, or not, but since the first one is also the title-page for the next chapter I decided to include them.
Rosemary mentioned her dislike of the grokeberries of Moonin province here. Sylvester told Rosemary about Alwin Island here. And she saw it from the top of the Eetown watchtower here. Rosemary is referring to comments made here and here. Happy New Year 2016. Some of these folks have been glimpsed before, but many of them have not. And those faded visages on the pillars are my homage to some of my fellow artists who still hang out on the (otherwise mostly deserted) ComicGenesis official forums. Rosemary met Mrs. Hettie Warnock here.The Women's Circle was mentioned here. In addition to not working for people, cats can recognize a non-cat-liker at one hundred meters and take appropriate action. And Sylvester's thoughts on both cats and religion do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff and management of this comic strip. Disclaimer: The Plant was probably not the first form of life on the Wide World. It's possible that Jebidiah and Jones here have been previously alluded to. And RIP Doctor Lazarus (1946-2016). Martin Luther King Day Lemuel the Earl of E and his wife Charlotte were discussed here. Yes, those are hands in panel three, not feet. And Wilfs and Gobblems probably weren't that big. It's a metaphor, OK? Camora was quizzed on this subject here. Well, there you go, after all these years. I hope it was worth the wait.And Rosemary is referring to this. Angus's sacking of the Mansion of S was mentioned way back here. Groundhog Day, also Candlemas Rosemary is referring to the object glimpsed here. Rosemary heard about the moat-digging here. This fellow is not intended to be a depiction of any particular Grand Poobah, past or present. Except possibly Greg Stillson. Ludwig's rooftop Mugwump Alarm was seen here Whaddaya mean I have to draw three hundred and sixty six of these stupid things this year?! Rosemary's having read Milo's book was touched on starting here To clarify one of Rosemary's comments, Milo didn't specifically describe this situation in his book The Intricate Balance, but general battle tactics and power-politics did come up as topics. The Forest of Burzee was previously discussed here. In the third panel, that's someone's crude attempt at drawing an octopus, rather than a Helipath. Just for the record, that's a sort of frilly crest that Nattana usually wore, not part of her actual hair. Rosemary is referring to this Rosemary and Sylvester discussed Dorn starting roughly here St Patrick's Day The wings are a part of her clothes and not attached to her body; it was a fashion adopted by women in her home fiefdom. No, that's not the same dock that Rosemary and Sylvester are sitting on. The previous discussion about Dorn #2 was here.The Titanbug can be seen in the background here Brittlebush was a Prime Oracle of the Temple religion, and yes, she is best remembered for finally bringing marriage equality to Temple rituals. And Heffston has been previously glimpsed once or twice That couple in the last panel are not Rosemary's Aunt Eva and honorary-Uncle Zeke. Lemuel and his Panegate studies were indeed discussed here. In the first panel, Sylvester is refering to this. The statue of the Obsidian Sneech.The statue of Dorn the Second.And yes, Rosemary has training and a natural talent for noticing things. The Big Block of Rock can be glimpsed in the background starting here. Since they looked an awful lot alike.. that's not Wilhelmina in the first panel, but her son Linus. Wizwitch hats were discussed here.Thaumnodes here.Magic in general here. Happy Arbor Day 2016. Padma was mentioned here.Rosemary learned about Fern's origin here. Linus and Mario's separate expeditions were discussed here. Both Rosemary and Sylvester are referring to this conversation. UPDATE: Thanks to Whitehound for pointing out certain facts to me. The strip has been tweaked accordingly. If you are seeing this text, your browser does not support inline frames
And Sylvester's thoughts on both cats and religion do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff and management of this comic strip.